Against Penn State, Nickens attempted 10 field goals and came away with 13 points. It was the most he's shot in any Big Ten game this season, and it was just the third time he hit double-digit points in conference play. Against Northwestern, we'll have to see if Nickens will continue to take on a larger role in Maryland's offense, or if his 10 shots against Penn State were just a blip on the radar.

The Wildcats have held their opponents to under 30 percent on threes in their last three games. Michigan, Wisconsin and then Michigan again made just 26 percent of their deep shots against Northwestern. The Wildcats have been successful defending on the perimeter throughout all of Big Ten play — they have the second-best three-point defense in conference games.